HONG KONG -- To outside shareholders, the process of appointing a new chairperson at a Chinese state-owned enterprise can be a confusing affair. Take the recent example of two supposedly competing Chinese telecom carriers, China Mobile and China Telecom.
People walk through the Shanghai Stock Exchange. "At the end of the day, we follow the arrangements of the big shareholder," said newly appointed China Mobile Chairman Yang Jie. © Reuters
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